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The Udupi Kitchen. By Malati Srinvasan.

The book has superlative average ratings: 4.0 stars (12) at Amazon; 4.27 (26) at GoodReads (where the folks tend to (to put it diplomatically)) be less generous with their ratings than at Amazon).

It's 99 cents, which is an 88% markdown from the digital list price of $8.25. A great price for 198 highly-rated pages.

Udupi, if I understand it correctly, is "Southern Indian" food. I love Indian food; I don't know if what I've had is Southern Indian or Northern Indian, or some of both. Maybe the description at Amazon, of the book, will help:
Globally, Udupi is best known for hotels which churn
out “South Indian food”, are super efficient and easy on
the pocket!Little do people know that Udupi cuisine
has a vast variety and is not limited to tiffins or snacks.
Laying out the geographical expanse and scientific
logic to the region’s Madhwa Brahmin’s vegetarian food
habits , Malati Srinivasan and Geetha Rao showcase the
hitherto unknown recipes from Udupi, a coastal town
in Karnataka where the Krishna temple acts as a pivot
in people’s lives. Even as Malati learnt to cook secretly
by observing her aunt who rustled up elaborate meals
everyday, for Geetha cooking became a necessity to
satisfy her yearning for Udupi food away from home.
The authors therefore brilliantly straddle the traditional
and modern and list what was once easily cooked in
Udupi households – spice powders, salads and chutneys,
savoury snacks, desserts – and painstakingly elaborate on
several recipes which are all-time favourites like, Bisi Bele
Hulianna, Saaru, Masal Dose, Modaka etc. Split into 12
sections, The Udupi Kitchen celebrates vegetarian food
with aplomb from a town where food is religion as well
as a complete mouth-watering experience.

Yum. I'm getting hungry.